Facts about David Del Tredici

Occup.Composer
FromUSA
BornMarch 16, 1937
Age87 years

Summary

David Del Tredici is a famous Composer from USA, he/she is 87 years old and still alive, born March 16, 1937.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 6 quotes who is written / told by David.

6 Famous quotes by David Del Tredici

Small: Ive always been a composer dependent on texts
"I've always been a composer dependent on texts"
Small: Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is.
"Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful"
Small: I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups
"I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups"
Small: A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was g
"A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents"
Small: Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical inst
"Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments"
Small: When I first wrote for orchestra, I didnt realize, when you have 20 people playing a violin line, that
"When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing a violin line, that is very different than one person playing that line"